Senior DevSecOps Engineer

About the Role Bluestaq is seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to build, secure, and operate the delivery pipelines and infrastructure that move software from development to production in mission-critical environments. In this hands-on individual contributor role, you will support multiple services and environments within a program or major product area, acting as a go-to resource for pipeline and deployment questions for your teams.   You will own medium-sized initiatives end to end, such as containerizing an application, adding security scanning to a pipeline, or migrating a service to GitOps, and will proactively harden the systems in your area. You will design and maintain moderately complex pipelines, manage Kubernetes-based infrastructure, and participate in incident response and root-cause analysis when pipelines, deployments, or clusters break.   Responsibilities   Pipelines & Automation   Design and  maintain  moderately complex CI/CD pipelines with multi-stage builds, approvals, automated tests, and security scans.   Own medium-sized initiatives end to end, such as containerizing an application, adding security scanning, or migrating a service to  GitOps .   Integrate CI/CD, security scanners, logging, metrics,  GitOps , and artifact management tooling; automate away manual deployment steps.   Kubernetes & Infrastructure   Manage Kubernetes clusters, including resource requests and limits, ingress, secrets, certificates, and networking.   Define infrastructure with Terraform (or similar  IaC ) and Ansible across multiple services and environments (e.g., dev/test/prod).   Required Qualifications   Experience designing and  maintaining  CI/CD pipelines with multi-stage builds, approvals, automated testing, and security scanning.   Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters, including resource management, ingress, secrets, certificates, and networking.   Experience with Terraform (or similar  IaC ), including state management, drift, and modularization.   Experience with configuration-as-code using Ansible.   Experience integrating tooling across the delivery workflow: security scanners, logging, metrics,  GitOps , and artifact management.   Experience supporting multiple services and environments (e.g., dev/test/prod).   Experience  participating  in incident response and root-cause analysis for pipeline, deployment, or infrastructure issues.   Strong collaboration and communication skills; able to support developers and act as a resource for delivery questions.   Preferred Qualifications   Experience  operating  in regulated, mission-critical, or high-security environments.   Experience with  GitOps  workflows and tooling.   Familiarity with container security practices such as image scanning, SBOMs, and policy engines.   Experience improving monitoring, alerting, and observability for services or platforms.   Experience hardening infrastructure, including IAM, secrets management, and secure baselines.   Experience containerizing applications and modernizing delivery workflows.   Required Education & Experience   High School Diploma/GED and 6+ years of relevant experience, OR    Associate  degree in a related field and 4+ years of relevant experience, OR    Bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of relevant experience, OR    Master's degree in a related field and 0+ years of relevant experience   Salary Range (CO) $115,000 — $150,000 USD Clearance Requirement: This position may require an active TS/SCI Clearance. Current clearance holders are strongly encouraged to apply. If you don't currently hold one, Bluestaq will sponsor eligible candidates through the clearance process based on program needs. About Bluestaq At Bluestaq, we build secure data platforms that matter for space missions, national defense, healthcare systems, and commercial innovation. Founded in 2018, we've become a leader in enterprise software and secure data management by staying focused on what counts: modern architecture, operational excellence, and mission impact. We're engineers, problem-solvers, and builders who take the mission seriously, but not ourselves. We automate the repeatable, question the status quo, and design systems that are as reliable as they are scalable. Whether we're supporting space, defense systems, or healthcare advancements, we build with the same principles: cloud-native solutions, security by design, and relentless simplicity. Relocation:  Relocation assistance may be available for this role and is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Date the Position Closes: Applications will be accepted for 60 days beyond the posting date, or until the position is filled, whichever comes first. Bluestaq is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis age 40 and over, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by state or local law. Bluestaq will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities and employees whose work requirements interfere with a religious belief unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to Bluestaq or a direct threat. Employees needing such accommodation are instructed to contact Human Resources immediately at contact.us@bluestaq.com .

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